Berth construction.



E. HANS'ON,

BERTH CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION man MAR'. 31. 191.7.l

Patented Dee.18,1917.

3 SHEETS-SHEET I.

INYENTOR.

LrPIF .nilrrl W1 TNESSESP 3a WAM/m,

HIJ ATT'ORNEY.

i. HANsoN. BERTH CONSTRUCTION. vAPPLICATION FlLED MAR..3I 1911.

Patented De@.18,1917.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

11mini WITNESSES.-

l AM,

IN VEN TOR.

E. .HANsoN. amm CONSTRUCTION. APPLICATION FILED` MAR. 3l, 19H.

Patented Dec. 18,1917.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

IN VEN TOR.

W1 TNESSES.- j. a. www.

HIJ ATTbRNEY.

'i citizen ofthe United States, anda resident n UNrrEn srnrns "'rArnNT oniuon.

Vnnwnn'nllafiivsoiv, or errroAGo, ILLINoIs.

BERTH CONSTRUCTION.

Specification of Letters Ia'tezrrt.vr 'A Application filed March 31, 1917. Serial No.A 158,873.

To all whom t may concern?y Y j ABe it known that I, EDwARnHANsoN,a

of the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State of Illinois, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Berth Constructions, of which the following is a specieation.

j of this character for mounting andarrangfl formingV a construction,

My invention relates toimprovements in berth attachments especially adapted for use in sleeping cars, andl hasfor its object the provision of an improved construction ing the curtains therefor, for preventing upward swinging of the upper berth, and

preventing accidental falling from said up-VV Pe The inventionY conslsts in the combmaberth.

tions and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and'claimed. v

The invention'will'be bestunderstood by reference to the accompanying drawings 'part of thiss'pecication,and 1n which, A

Figure 1 is a face view of lan `ordinary sleeping car berth-equipped withmeansembodying my invention, g F ig. 2, an enlarged transverse section taken through the upper portion of said berth` Fig. 3, an enlarged detail view illustrat.

ing a latch arrangement employed in the Fig. 4, a face viewillustrating the mounting for the curtain rodfor the upper berth,

Fig. 5, an enlarged sectional View lllustrating locking means employed .forlocking the curtain Vrod supports in ioldedv positions, v f Y Fig. 6, an enlarged section taken on line 6 6 Iof Fig. 4.l

Fig. 7, a view taken atright angles to swinging of in foldedy position members 22.

ingy notched :lug 14 adapted to engagea spring'V catch 15' secured to the roof of?v the car and arrangedV to detachably hold 'the'f arms 11 lndlstended positions, as indicatedv in full lines in Fig.V 2.` The arms 11; are provided with depending Ybrackets 16 in which are pivoted rigid supporting rods 17 lattened at theirk lower ends, and provided with rectangular notches 18 adapted to ,t'

over lugs 19 on corresponding braokets20 secured to 1the free tion to f swing across the-outerend of the corresponding lug`19 to detachably lock the corresponding support 17 in shown in Figs. 6 and 8.

Y "Patented Dee..1s,^1917. f

place, as best y,

or swinging edge of the-1 berth 13. A latching block 21 vis pivotally:l mounted on each Aoi the brackets 20 in posifv By this arrangement, it willbe observed;l

that the curtain rod 1,0 may bereadily swung.

to operative relation with the upper' berth 13 and rigidly locked inv such rrelation by. supports 17, said`supports-17 alsoserving as rigid locks to prevent upward said upper berth, the'curtain., rod then acting as a solid abutment forthe,

means of the r ALatch membersl 22 areslidably mounted'.` .Y

on rod 10, adjacent the centerthereof, each' of said latch members being provided with screws 23 sliding in slots compression springs 22 said latch members in Each of the latch members 22 Yis provided with a retaining 'socket 25 adaptedto lre- 24 in Said'v rod,

yieldingly holding operativey positions. 5

ceive and hold the lower end of the correspondingfsupport 17, as indicated'inkdottedl lines in Fig.. 5. Byvth is arrangement, itwill i be observed, that .thefsupports 17 may/be readily' folded' upwardly against the under side of the rod 10, and detaehably locked `by 'means of the latch A curtain 26 is berth 13, being detachably supported upon hooks 27 slidable on rod 10,*the lower edge Vprovided for kthe upper of' the curtain 26 beingV provided with straps 28 secured toa securing bar 29 arranged, as indicated, Vat the free edge of berth 13.

kA separate curtain 30 is provided for the lower berth, being provided at its upper end with straps 31 by means ofrwhich itmay be detachably suspended on a supporting bar Y i 32 alsoV mounted indicated. Y

By this arrangement the curtains 'for the two berths are independent of each other,

onl the upper berth 13, as

thus avoiding disturbance of the occupant of one berth by the occupant of another.

Likewise the straps 28 tend to prevent aoci- ,dental falling from the upper berth. j A j 5 lVhile l have illustrated and described the preferredform or' construction for` carrying my inyention into effect, this is capable vof variation and niodiication without depart.- ing from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself or such variations and modilications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention what l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. The con'ibination with anY upwardly7 swinging berth member and an abutment member, oi'i a rigid rod piroted to one of said members and detachably Connected with the other; substantially as described.

2. The combination with a sleeping car or the like haring an upwardly swinging berth7 of one or more rigid locking rods pirotally mounted on said car and detachably connected with 'said berth to prevent upward swinging thereof; substantially as described.

3. Clhe combination with a sleeping car or ythe like having an upwardly swinging berth; oi' downwardly swinging arms mounted on said car projecting over said berth; and4 i curtain rod at the outer ends of said arms` substantially described. f

el. rl`he combination with a sleeping car or the like having an upwardly swinging berth, of downwardly swinging arms mounted on said car projecting over said berth; arcurtain rod at the outer ends or said arms; and latching means for holding said arms in extended positions; substantially as described.

5. The combination with a sleepiiiig oar or theclike having an ,upwardly swinging berth` of downwardly swinging arms mounted on said car Yprojecting over said berth; a eurtainrodat the outer ends of said arms; and rigid supports on said rod engaging said berth'7 substantially as described.

The combination with a sleeping car or the like having an upwardly swinging berth; of downwardly swinging arms mounted on said Yoar*projecting over said berth; a curtf in rod at the outer ends of said arms; latching meansvfor holding said arms in extended positions; and rigid supports on said rod engaging said berth, substantially as described.

7. The combination with a sleeping car or the like haring an upwardly swinging berth; of downwardly swinging .arms mounted ou said car projecting overv said berth; a curtain rod at the outer ends of said arms; and rigid supports on said rod engaging saidl berth and folding against s'aid rod. substantially as described.

Sw'lli'e combination with a sleeping car 'er the like having anupwardly swingiugbe'rth, ofdownwardly swinging armsmounted en said car projecting over said berth; ay curtain rod at the outerfends of. s'aid arms g .latching means for holding said arms in extend. ed polsition's;^and rigid supports on said rod engaging said berth and folding against said rod; substantially as described.

9. The combination with a. berth7 oit Va curtain'rod cooperating.therewit i and rigid supports hinged to said cuitain rod engaging said berth and foldable against said rod; substantially asdescribed. v

10. The coinbination with a berth; or' a. curtain rod cooperating therewith; rigid supporting members vhinged to the ends of said rod to fold upwardly against thesame; spring looking members at the center er 4said rod arr'ange'l to detachably engage the ends of 'said supports ;Y and 1detachable. ycon:iectioas j between the lower ends of said supports 'and said berth, substantially 'as described.

In testimony whereof I lia-Ve signed my name to this specification in the presence ot two subscribing witnesses.

EDWARD in neon.

Witnesses: '1. Y

JOSHUA R. H. Porre;

FLORENCE L, HANsoN.

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